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LED Light Bars

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by ToyotaKTMracing, Oct 17, 2012.

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  1. Feb 19, 2014 at 11:00 PM
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    Lmao. Actually yes:) But no, that output shot is over exposed on my phone camera. But it shows how far the light travels anyways. You can tell cuz the ground in front of the truck is all washed out. Need to get a shot with my real camera. Batteries went dead on first couple shots. Ha. But yeah it's really not that bright in person. It's pretty bright. But I want MORE:)

    This ones a little closer to actual output
    IMAG0219_zps784f78fb_d14ce8ba73fc3a12487621b63504e1bdc5914431.jpg
     
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  2. Feb 19, 2014 at 11:12 PM
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    With the hid head and fogs the 21 behind the grill gets washed out
    20140219_135241_zpsuxcpeyfz_c04ceff9b78a8fadd07aabcb549a203633dfef57.jpg
    Output is bright as hell. More pics to follow
     
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  3. Feb 19, 2014 at 11:12 PM
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    Goes to show you how much pictures affect your opinion when buying a light from a comaony that has output shots. All they gotta do is over expose it and bam, light appears twice as bright as it actually does in person. I see it on some eBay bars for sell showing these way over exposed shots.
    As a tip, look for clouds in the sky you normally shouldn't see at night, mountains, background noise in black areas.. Not saying avoid all of those, but companies like rigid, vision x, any other name brands actually use high end dslr's for their pics and they look amazingly close to how it appears in person. Very hard to get good shots like that with my digital camera.
     
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  4. Feb 19, 2014 at 11:16 PM
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    That 21" looks like the first bar I ever bought. From superbrightleds.com. that thing sucked. It was like 4k lumens. And reflectors looked "christmasy". My newer 20" is 10,320 lumens. Yeah ditch that if so and get a better one to match your roof bar.
     
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  5. Feb 20, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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    corey can you take a close up of your mounts you made for your 50" please?
     
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  6. Feb 20, 2014 at 1:42 AM
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    40" LED-42" OFF ROAD LED LIGHT BAR FLOOD/SPOT COMBO BEAM- 3W LED-240W-15000 LUMEN
    http://www.amazon.com/LED-42-LIGHT-FLOOD-COMBO-LED-240W-15000/dp/B00C84REC8

    why is this so cheap? would it be worth buying? I'm looking to mount a 40" on my roof and maybe a 30" in the lower bumper grill. then when I get a new front bumper put the 30" on that one as well.

    Edit: or even this one
    LED Light Bar Quad Row 42" 744W Flood Spot Combo Lights Waterproof IP67 for Off Road Lighting Jeep and Trucks SUV
    http://www.amazon.com/41-5-Off-Road...bs_auto_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0CS1ANAKQ0PMHCG3WMVC
     
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  7. Feb 20, 2014 at 6:15 AM
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    zopperman

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    zopperman LED & HID positive

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    it's what i have, paid 225 for it I think.
     
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  8. Feb 20, 2014 at 6:17 AM
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    I might buy one of those and try them out
     
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  9. Feb 20, 2014 at 6:19 AM
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    for the price its awesome
     
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  10. Feb 20, 2014 at 6:25 AM
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    Been waiting for a guy to come through and sell me his 40" but I think I'm just going to do this
     
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  11. Feb 20, 2014 at 7:06 AM
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    Where did you get your bar from?
     
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  12. Feb 20, 2014 at 7:08 AM
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    Just read this post on facebook from illumination leds

    "In celebration of reaching our goal of 5,000 followers on Instagram, we are giving back to everyone!!! Now is your chance to own your own 50" D-Series light bar for the lowest price we've ever offered!!!! $450 shipped to your door ready to light up the world! You do not want to miss this!! Call us crazy but were offering this pre-order price to the first 8 customers ready to deal. Use promo code "5ksave" at checkout. This won't last long! Take advantage of this offer today!

    Sale ends March 1st. Don't miss this!"

    a savings of $150. http://www.illuminationleds.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=63_24 I don't know anything about them nor do I have the need for a 50" or the $450 just thought I'd share.
     
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  13. Feb 20, 2014 at 7:13 AM
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    which one do you have? the first link (42") or the second link (41.5")?
     
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  14. Feb 20, 2014 at 7:18 AM
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    uhh i wanna say 41.5. It's really bright haha
     
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  15. Feb 20, 2014 at 9:38 AM
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    The first one is only 15k lumens. Get the other one it's 24k.
     
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  16. Feb 20, 2014 at 9:39 AM
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    Mine was "24k" lumens as well. I don't buy that though.
     
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  17. Feb 20, 2014 at 9:39 AM
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    EBay. From I think it's called sunyee international. It's a vision x knock off of the evo prime.
     
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  18. Feb 20, 2014 at 10:23 AM
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    Theres your problem... this isnt an issue of whether or not 10w is better than a 5w, which I can assure you it is. Chances are that even if you got 10w LEDs, they are knock offs that dont even come close to a genuine 5w CREE bulb. People are getting screwed over on the regular due to false information just trying to save a buck. Im not calling you cheap, it's just what happens.

    I thought I'd be able to let this kind of stuff go, but this has inspired me to do something about it. I am going to build a website. Im not giving away all the secrets, but the community will not have an excuse to say they were uninformed when it comes to buying lighting equipment. I'll probably have a store built into it as well, so make this project worth my while dammit! Coming Soon to an internet near you...
     
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  19. Feb 20, 2014 at 10:33 AM
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    Well, imo, I don't think it's an issue with the wattage. I believe it's true 10 watts per led. I will have to test it. But I think it's the type of leds used. They are crees. Can't remember what vision x uses in theirs. I know they do use different circuitry too. So that is what's playing a part in my output. It's worth the $350 I spent for what I got. I can't see spending $1700 I think it was for this same bar from vision x. Before I got this one I was gonna get the 43" xmitter prime extreme with 5 watt leds rated at over 38k lumens. But they want $2k for it. I may go ahead and save and get it. Lol.
    Good luck on your project too.
     
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  20. Feb 20, 2014 at 10:36 AM
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    Does anyone know of a source to purchase just the light bar housings? I'd like to take a stab at building my own bar, but the housing is the hardest part to find.

    If all else fails I'll buy one of these cheap 30" bars and gut it.
     
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